Removing Protection from MS Word Doc (SAP)
Hello,
I have a problem with trying to remove the protection in MS Word to edit the portion added by SAP.
The first screen shot is my example in SAP and the second screenshot is after it is exported into Word. I need to be able to change text within the protected area.
How do I remove this protection?
I have a problem with trying to remove the protection in MS Word to edit the portion added by SAP.
The first screen shot is my example in SAP and the second screenshot is after it is exported into Word. I need to be able to change text within the protected area.
How do I remove this protection?
yobri
If you might be able to attach the document (or a sample of), I could assist better with this.
Click on the Protect button on the developer tab. The 'Restrict Formatting and Editing' pane should open with the 'Remove protection' button at the bottom. You may be required to proved a password to remove the protection.
ASKER
GrahamSkan,
Developer Tab? Is that a sub tab in SAP?
Developer Tab? Is that a sub tab in SAP?
The Developer tab is a native tab in Word 2007 that is hidden by default (which it looks like from your screenshot, virtually all of the tabs are hidden/disabled due to the SAP plugin).
To enable the Developer tab, you would normally go to the Office icon in the upper-right corner > Word Options > from the Popular section (left-side button) check the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon checkbox (right-side panel) > OK.
To enable the Developer tab, you would normally go to the Office icon in the upper-right corner > Word Options > from the Popular section (left-side button) check the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon checkbox (right-side panel) > OK.
ASKER
Yobri:
We were able to follow your directions, only when we were creating a new document. When try to do it from the SAP export, the Word Options button is disabled.
Any hot-keys that can bypass this?
Wendee
We were able to follow your directions, only when we were creating a new document. When try to do it from the SAP export, the Word Options button is disabled.
Any hot-keys that can bypass this?
Wendee
You could try setting your own shortcut.
Office button>Word Options>Customize.
Click on the 'Keyboard shottcuts:' Customize... button.
Choose Developer tab in the Categories list, and ToolsProtect in the Commands list.
Click in the Press new short key box, and choose your selection, e.g. Alt, then P.
Close, OK.
Then see if Alt+P works
Office button>Word Options>Customize.
Click on the 'Keyboard shottcuts:' Customize... button.
Choose Developer tab in the Categories list, and ToolsProtect in the Commands list.
Click in the Press new short key box, and choose your selection, e.g. Alt, then P.
Close, OK.
Then see if Alt+P works
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The sample document is Protected for Forms without a password.
If you cannot edit it while within this SAP system, the designers probably have a purpose in mind. You can obviously remove the protection when you open word directly. Is there any reason that you don't want to do that?
If you cannot edit it while within this SAP system, the designers probably have a purpose in mind. You can obviously remove the protection when you open word directly. Is there any reason that you don't want to do that?
ASKER
Accurate yes, but a little confusing at first. That is more of a Microsoft issue though -- rather than an Expert issue.